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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Three Churches, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°24′3″N 78°39′15″W / 39.40083°N 78.65417°W / 39.40083; -78.65417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555808

Three Churches is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The town is located north of Romney along Jersey Mountain Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 5) at a crossroads with Three Churches Hollow Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 5/4). Originally known as Jersey Mountain, Three Churches was renamed for the three historic white wooden churches located there: Mount Bethel Church, Mount Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, and Branch Mountain United Methodist Church. The Three Churches Post Office is no longer in service.

Scanlon Log House

Historic sites

  • Branch Mountain United Methodist Church - The last remaining active church will close on June 30, 2012. The Cemetery Association will keep the building available for weddings, funerals, and special community services. The phone number is listed on the sign outside of the church.
  • Mount Bethel Church - Hampshire County's oldest standing house of worship.
  • Mount Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
  • Scanlon Log House - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Active organizations in the area

  • Jersey Mountain Ruritan Club

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Churches, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 625.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Churches, West Virginia

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Municipalities and communities of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Romney
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Map of West Virginia highlighting Hampshire County
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